William Cotton Oswell, hunter and explorer; the story of his life, with certain correspondence and extracts from the private journal of David Livingstone, hitherto unpublished; . I pretend to controul them. Should this application PARENTAGE AND BIRTH 5 (which Heaven avert !) meet with a rejection, it wouldbecome me to be resigned, in the hope that Miss Cottonmay hereafter meet with some more deserving object of herregard than him who, notwithstanding, will never cease topray for her happiness, and would deem it the sweetestdistinction of his life to be allowed to subscribe himself ashe is in t
William Cotton Oswell, hunter and explorer; the story of his life, with certain correspondence and extracts from the private journal of David Livingstone, hitherto unpublished; . I pretend to controul them. Should this application PARENTAGE AND BIRTH 5 (which Heaven avert !) meet with a rejection, it wouldbecome me to be resigned, in the hope that Miss Cottonmay hereafter meet with some more deserving object of herregard than him who, notwithstanding, will never cease topray for her happiness, and would deem it the sweetestdistinction of his life to be allowed to subscribe himself ashe is in truth * Her most affectionate friend And most obliged and obedient Servant Wm. Oswell. William Oswell was the son of William Oswell ofShrewsbury, who traced his descent in a direct line fromSt. Oswel, Oswal, or Oswald, Kingof Northumbria, and pointed toan ancestor on the roll of knightswho fought round Harold atthe Battle of Hastings. Hehad towards the end of 1806taken a house at Leytonstone asbeing conveniently distant fromLondon, whither his business,that of a Russian merchant,called him daily. A reply to hisletters was despatched by CaptainCotton without an hours delay:. * Dear Sir, WILLIAM OSWELL (father of w. c. oswell). From a Miniature. Your letter addressed tomy Daughter and its Enclosure, she put into her Mothershands observing that you was so totally unknown to her,it was impossible to commit herself to pay attention towhat it containd which could only be sanctiond by previousacquaintance. The respectful Tendency of both Com-munications and the Candour you have manifested inrespect to your Situation in Life, I cannot but be sensibleof, but at the same Time concur in my Daughters Sentiment 6 WILLIAM COTTON OSWELL that untill a better acquaintance Existed, the propositionto her should have been withheld. The Subject is to bothof the first Importance and should be founded on mutualRegard and Esteem, the Result of frequent precipitate Engagement on your part,
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